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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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